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diff --git a/dndBuilder/src/GUI/Panels/MainMenu.java b/dndBuilder/src/GUI/Panels/MainMenu.java
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+package GUI.Panels;
+
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import java.awt.BorderLayout;
+import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
+import java.awt.Font;
+import javax.swing.border.MatteBorder;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import javax.swing.border.CompoundBorder;
+import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
+import javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder;
+import javax.swing.border.BevelBorder;
+import java.awt.GridLayout;
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+
+public class MainMenu extends JPanel {
+
+	/**
+	 * Create the panel.
+	 */
+	public MainMenu() {
+		setBackground(new Color(222, 184, 135));
+		setBorder(new BevelBorder(BevelBorder.RAISED, new Color(160, 82, 45), new Color(165, 42, 42), new Color(0, 0, 0), null));
+		setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 0));
+		
+		JLabel mainMenuLbl = mainMenuLbl();
+		add(mainMenuLbl, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+		
+		JPanel controlPanel = createControlPanel();
+		add(controlPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private JPanel createControlPanel() {
+		JPanel controlPanel = new JPanel();
+		controlPanel.setOpaque(false);
+		controlPanel.setLayout(null);
+		
+		JButton newCharBtn = new JButton("New \nCharacter");
+		newCharBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+			}
+		});
+		newCharBtn.setOpaque(true);
+		newCharBtn.setBackground(new Color(160, 82, 45));
+		newCharBtn.setFont(new Font("Bodoni 72 Oldstyle", Font.PLAIN, 23));
+		newCharBtn.setBounds(118, 90, 200, 50);
+		controlPanel.add(newCharBtn);
+		
+		JButton randCharacterBtn = new JButton("Random Character");
+		randCharacterBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+			}
+		});
+		randCharacterBtn.setOpaque(true);
+		randCharacterBtn.setBackground(new Color(160, 82, 45));
+		randCharacterBtn.setFont(new Font("Bodoni 72 Oldstyle", Font.PLAIN, 23));
+		randCharacterBtn.setBounds(118, 156, 200, 50);
+		controlPanel.add(randCharacterBtn);
+		
+		JButton loadCharacter = new JButton("Load Character");
+		loadCharacter.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+			}
+		});
+		loadCharacter.setOpaque(true);
+		loadCharacter.setBackground(new Color(160, 82, 45));
+		loadCharacter.setFont(new Font("Bodoni 72 Oldstyle", Font.PLAIN, 23));
+		loadCharacter.setBounds(376, 98, 233, 97);
+		controlPanel.add(loadCharacter);
+		return controlPanel;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private JLabel mainMenuLbl() {
+		JLabel mainMenuLbl = new JLabel("Main Menu");
+		mainMenuLbl.setFont(new Font("Bodoni 72 Smallcaps", Font.PLAIN, 33));
+		mainMenuLbl.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
+		return mainMenuLbl;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dndBuilder/src/GUI/Panels/step1.java b/dndBuilder/src/GUI/Panels/step1.java
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+package GUI.Panels;
+
+import java.awt.BorderLayout;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Font;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
+import javax.swing.border.BevelBorder;
+import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
+import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import javax.swing.JTextPane;
+
+public class step1 extends JPanel {
+
+	/**
+	 * Create the panel.
+	 */
+	public step1() {
+		setBackground(new Color(222, 184, 135));
+		setBorder(new BevelBorder(BevelBorder.RAISED, new Color(160, 82, 45), new Color(165, 42, 42), new Color(0, 0, 0), null));
+		setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 0));
+		
+		JLabel lblNewLabel = new JLabel("Step 1: Choose Race");
+		lblNewLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
+		lblNewLabel.setFont(new Font("Bodoni 72 Oldstyle", Font.PLAIN, 33));
+		add(lblNewLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+		
+		JPanel racePanel = new JPanel();
+		racePanel.setOpaque(false);
+		add(racePanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+		racePanel.setLayout(null);
+		
+		JTextPane textPane = new JTextPane();
+		textPane.setBounds(47, 67, 223, 301);
+		racePanel.add(textPane);
+		
+		JPanel raceBtnPanel = new JPanel();
+		raceBtnPanel.setBackground(new Color(165, 42, 42));
+		raceBtnPanel.setBorder(new BevelBorder(BevelBorder.LOWERED, null, null, null, null));
+		raceBtnPanel.setBounds(311, 6, 409, 394);
+		racePanel.add(raceBtnPanel);
+		
+		JButton dragonbornBtn = new JButton("Dragonborn");
+		dragonbornBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+			}
+		});
+		raceBtnPanel.add(dragonbornBtn);
+		
+		JPanel backContPanel = new JPanel();
+		backContPanel.setBackground(new Color(205, 133, 63));
+		add(backContPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
+		
+		JButton backBtn = new JButton("<--- Back      ");
+		backContPanel.add(backBtn);
+		
+		JButton continueBtn = new JButton("Continue --->");
+		backContPanel.add(continueBtn);
+		
+		
+
+	}
+}